Ice tray



Patented June 13, 1933 yPATENTA OFFICE mm CULMDRE, F HOUSTON, TEXAS IonTRAY Application lad January 12, 1932. Serial No. 586,094.

This invention relates to an ice tray. Anobject of the invention is toprovide an ice tray formed with series of compartments wherein the iceis frozen in individual units usually substantially cube like in form,the tray embodying a novel construc- Y tion whereby the units of ice maybe readily released and removed.

Another object of the 'invention is to provide,an ice tray comprising apan and removable partitions therein forming separate compartmentswherein units of ice may be frozen, and having some of the partitions ofthe intermediate compartments sepa-rated whereby, upon removal -of thepartitions from the pan, said intermediate compartlments may be enlargedto permit the release of the units or cubes of ice therefrom.

As at present constructed when the cubes or units of ice are frozen inice trays now commonly used in refrigerators, it is diicult to removethe ice from between the partitions and the typeof tray herein describedhas been designed to provide for the easy removal ofice from the trays.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention has particularrelation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of partsand use, an 'example of which is given in this specification andillustrated in .the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 shows a plan View of the tray.

Figure 2 shows a plan view of the partition arrangement, and

Figure V3 shows a cross sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Figure1.

In the drawing the numeral 1 designates the pan for containing the waterto be frozen and which, in use, is inserted into the coil of therefrigerator where the water inthe pan is frozen. In the pan is thepartition assembly which, in the present instance, is illustrated ashaving the length- 4; wlse partitions 2, 2 extending from end to end ofthe pan and the cross partitions 3, 4. These cross partitions extendfrom side to side of the pan and the partitions form-within the pan theseries of side oompartments 5 and intermediate compartments 6. Thepartitions 4 are separated between` the lengthwise partitions 2 asshown.

When the Water is frozen into ice in the compartments the partitionassembly with the cubes of ice therein may be lifted out. Theouter endsof the partitions 4 are of suilicient flexibility to permit suiicientmovement to release the cubes of ice between them so that said cubes maybe readily removed from the partition assembly and the partitions 2, 2may be sprung apart, as shown in Figure 2, to permit the release of theice cubes from the intermediate compartments 6. Otherwise the cubes fromsaid intermediate compartments can only be removed with diiculty. v

The drawing and description disclose what is now considered to be apreferred form of the invention by way ofl illustration only, v whilethe broad principle of the invention C will be defined by thel appendedclaim.

What I claim is:

An ice tray comprisin a container, a removable partition assem lytherein formed of lengthwise and transverse partitions composed ofsingle ply flexible strips of metal anchored together and forming outerand intermediate series of ice compartments, one of said transversepartitions being .continuous and other of said transverse partitionsbeing divided between said lengthwise partitions, forming sections, saidvsections being flexibly anchored to their corresponding lengthwisepartitions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this V specification.

MARCH CULMORE.

